Shilajit is pretty crazy. it has 80+ minerals in their bioavailable ionic form with the addition of fulvic acid that escorts minerals to the cell and releases once across the cell wall. fulvic acid has a weak bond to ionic minerals in shilajit. it's strong enough to prevent other compounds from bonding to ions in transit that would result in a salt bound form or oxalate that is not suitable for cellular processes, but weak enough to release with changing conditions inside the cell. how could something that oozes from a rock at 16,000ft in the mountains be such a perfectly designed mineral supplement. you couldn't have designed it better in a lab. minerals play monumental roles in all mind-body systems including ATP production, eliminating free radicals, protecting cell membranes, moderating inflammation, building and deploying the immune system, building and modulating neurotransmitters, electrical signaling in the nervous system, and so much more. ⁠